Anger is a vital and informative emotion, especially in healing, but it is often weaponized against the estranged and the estranged community

When you are estranged, your identity, how you explain your place in this world, becomes uncertain.  As a child, you were most likely...

I have a problem with being uncomfortable.  I don’t like ambiguity; everything has to be clearly spelled out in big, black, block...

A vignette of pervasive family dysfunction illuminating the "death by a 1,000 cuts" experience that can lead to estrangement.

This month, the advice columnist answers a question about loneliness and finding new connections.

As challenging of a relationship I had with my family, praise for achievements was never withheld.  I was a type-A, hardworking, and...

An exploration of "mother hunger" and disenfranchised grief

Breaking cycles means employing different models in our own parenting

I can’t be the only person whose heart fills with dread looking at the calendar knowing that a specific day that should be cause for...

This month, the advice columnist answers a question about sibling estrangement and reconciliation. Q: My sister decided to cut off...